Next Meeting
*** Tuesday, May 27 at Helen's house ***
Rita - main dish; Linda - salad; Margie - bread; Helen - dessert
Queen Bee: Tricia
Business Meeting
Linda was the Queen Bee for April, so she chaired the meeting. We discussed the Carson Valley Quilt show, which will be held on June 7-8 at Carson High School as well as the Sewing and Craft Expo at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno on June 12-14. Both events are shown on our Bees' calendar along with some additional information about times and links to their websites.
We mostly discussed the quilts for Mackenzie. Helen made a quilt top from 15-inch trellis blocks as an example of a square that showcases large prints.
We didn't make a firm decision on when/how/who would purchase fabric, but left with a resolve to search stores and websites for rose fabrics, possibly in purples or reds.
Later in the meeting, after Show & Tell, Linda shared an idea for organizing scraps by color from a book called Sunday Morning Quilts. She showed us how she has started putting the idea to use in her own sewing room with baskets overflowing with colorful scraps. Linda had a shelf mounted over the window in her sewing room to store the baskets for easy access. Best of all were the tags she made from the fabrics that provide a "visual" of what is in each basket. Many of the Bees agreed they would use more scraps if they were sorted and easily accessible.
Show & Tell
Dawn made a Linus quilt from fabric she got in a children's fabric exchange. Randi finished a UFO baby quilt made with "Stars by Magic" blocks.
Helen showed a "golden anniversary" quilt top she made while working at Joann's, which she gave to Linda. That gives Linda plenty of time -- five years -- to finish it for her 50th anniversary
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Which left me feeling grateful and awestruck, Helen. Muchas gracias, amiga mía, for the 50th anniversary quilt top. Thankfully I have 5 years to complete it.
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